Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1358 Despair
Dawn of the morning.

The winter sun, like consumer protection laws.

The corpses of Qiang people were thrown down from the city wall like dead dogs.The blood quickly coagulated into lumps in the cold wind, as if a layer of purple-black paint had been spread on the ground, which was smelly and sticky.

The exhausted Ji County soldiers sat on the base of the wall, twisted and fell together, ignoring the noisy noises, corpses and blood around them, just opened their mouths wide, leaned against each other, and fought snore.

The archers on the city put their arrows in front of them and waited for the Qiang people to snatch the ladders and other utensils under the city. Shoot them all.

However, early this morning, the Qiang people were like coyotes whose spines had been severed, wandering listlessly outside, without any desire to compete for the siege equipment under the city.

Under the sunshine, the exhausted Qiang people shook their bodies, as if they had lost their souls. They were really tired, and the kind of exhaustion that went deep into the bone marrow made their current state similar to that of The Walking Dead is no different.This is often the case with people. After the passion is over, it is the time of the sages, and after the pride of the Qiang people is soaring, what is left is the sadness all over the place.

If such a Ji County in the front can be directly pushed, fought and captured with flesh and blood, these Qiang people can't wait to rush directly to the city, hack and stab with knives and guns, and even hit them with their own heads. To bite, to occupy this damn city.

But after paying an unknown amount of flesh and blood, this city is still there, quietly, like a gluttonous monster that is full, and its breath is full of blood.

The Qiang people yelled and cursed, but after venting, when exhaustion surged up like a tide, they found that they still had no way to do anything, cross over to lay down a city?Do you want your own way out?And what if the next city can't be defeated?
Going deep alone has always been a strategy of ten deaths and no life, and the Qiang people dare not gamble.

The sheep carried have been killed, and the horses are gradually decreasing.

If he continued to kill like this, he might not even be able to guarantee his own mount.What's more frightening is that winter has come, the surrounding grass has withered, and all the trees except some pines and cypresses have lost all their leaves.Without fodder, in this increasingly cold winter, in the desolate snow field, the war horses would starve to death, and without horses, they would lose all their property, just like refugees who lost their farmland.

The Qiang people have already begun to waver. They lost their former vigor. In order to save food and grass, the Qiang people dug three feet in the surrounding area, ripped off the leaves, scraped off the bark, and even brought the sheep bones and horses that were discarded at random in the past. The bones were also reluctant to be thrown away, and they were kept in the pot and boiled over and over again. Even the dirty and tattered leather robes of the war dead were peeled off, cut into small pieces, and boiled in the pot. cook……

How much can deceive the hungry stomach.

Under such circumstances, even if Ma Chao did not propose to withdraw, Quinoa Xiangli has always been considering this issue.Quinoa Xiangli rode on the horse, looking at Ji County from a distance, he pursed his mouth, the corners of his mouth were as sharp as a knife, and the sunlight burst out from the gap between the clouds, falling into his eyes full of resentment.

Ma Chao is dead.

Most of Ma Chao's people were afraid of being implicated, so they fled overnight.

Quinoa sent a small group of people to chase, but let most of them stay, ready to implement Ma Chao's plan before his death.He has placed too many bets here in Ji County. These bets that have already been placed are like opportunity costs, which makes him worry about gains and losses, and it is difficult to give up.

For the dead Ma Chao, Quinoa Xiangli didn't even think of collecting his body for him, because Quinoa Xiangli believed that the main responsibility for the failure to conquer this time was on Ma Chao, and it was Quinoa Xiangli's kindness to leave his whole body .

Quinoa slowly took out the last piece of dry bread, put it in his mouth, slowly moistened it with saliva, and ground it with his teeth, letting the bread melt in his mouth, exuding the aroma of wheat...

If in the past, it has been left like this for an unknown amount of time, it has completely dried and hardened like a stone, and quinoa would not even look at it at all, but now, the bread that was hard to swallow before is now How precious, the aroma of wheat that bloomed in his mouth soothed his heart, spleen and stomach.

The guard next to Quinoa Xiangli stared straight at Quinoa Xiangli's slowly wriggling mouth while swallowing his saliva.

When horse meat is cooked, the blood foam will give off an indescribable sour smell. Strictly speaking, it is not very tasty in the Qiang people who have no spices and even a shortage of salt, but compared to those The stinky fur robes, shriveled tree bark and extremely sour grass roots and leaves are much more upscale.

And the best food right now is the serious food, such as quinoa bread in the mouth.Not to mention quinoa Xiangli before, even the guards around him, such as bread, can eat as much food as they want, but now it has become a delicacy that only quinoa Xiangli is entitled to enjoy.

Quinoa swallowed the last bit of bread residue in his mouth, then turned the horse's head, "Let's go!"

Abandoning hundreds of corpses, exhausting the cattle and sheep they carried, even eating the war horses that they regarded as treasures, and even eating the leather robes that were originally stored for the winter, but nothing was gained. When winter comes, retreat empty-handed...

The cold winter is approaching day by day, and Quinoa Xiangli knows that there will be a heavy snow soon, and once the heavy snow blows, Longyou to Xiliang will become a cold hell, and the violent snowstorm will devour all animals and plants that do not have reserves , become solid ice, until the spring of the coming year, it will gradually rot.

If there is still not enough food and grass when the heavy snow comes, then for the Qiang people, livestock and people will have the same fate, and they will all die.

Under the cruel winter, quinoa Xiangli can even imagine what kind of scene will appear.

On the grasslands and deserts, hungry wolves that cannot find prey will start to devour themselves and eat those weak wolves to survive the severe winter.

If it really comes to that point, the feat that the Han Dynasty failed to accomplish for 34 years will be accomplished by Quinoa Xiangli, because Quinoa Xiangli knows that in order to protect his people, he will move towards the surrounding area. The weak Qiang raised the butcher knife first, and the first to kill must be Ma Chao's people.

The exhausted Qiang people didn't know whether to be relieved, or packed their bags in grief and anger, and prepared to leave. In fact, they didn't have many bags to pack. One by one, they got on their horses, lowered their heads, and staggered back to the west...

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"The Qiang people have retreated! The Qiang people have retreated!" Seeing the retreat of the Qiang people, the soldiers on the head of Jixian County cheered and jumped with joy, their expressions of excitement were beyond words.

Yang Fu looked up to the sky and sighed, let out a long breath, and said: "Heaven has eyes, the Qiang people have finally retreated... retreated... the soldiers and civilians of Ji County have finally survived..." As he spoke, Yang Fu Fu was also a little excited, choked with sobs, and said to Jiang Jiong with a bit of ambiguity: "Thanks to Brother Jiang's bloody battle, otherwise... otherwise..."

The people above the city couldn't help turning their grateful eyes to Jiang Jiong after hearing the words.

The Qiang people attacked at night, if Jiang Jiong hadn’t collected the soldiers first and blocked the Qiang people’s pace firmly, so that the city gate tower was not lost and the Qiang people’s follow-up plan could not be implemented. Otherwise, if the city gate was really broken through, Everything in the city may have become a hell of flesh and blood.

Moreover, before the arrival of the Qiang people, it was Jiang Jiong who strongly advocated strengthening the walls and clearing the wilderness. It is precisely because of Jiang Jiong's insistence that the Qiang people could not obtain food and grass supplies in the wild. Otherwise, if the Qiang people searched in the wild. Know how long the siege will last!

Jiang Jiong was also very excited, but he kept some sense and said, "Send someone down to check and see what's going on around..."

Yang Fu nodded again and again, and said, "Yes, yes, come and dig up the earth and rocks of the city gate!"

"Wait!" Jiang Jiong stretched out his hand to stop Yang Fu, and said, "Don't dig yet, hang it down with a hanging basket to have a look!"

Yang Fu was stunned for a moment, but he quickly agreed to hang up a few soldiers first and let them look around.

The soldiers quickly ran back excitedly, jumping up and down, grinning to the root of their teeth, "All gone! All the Qiang people are gone! They are all gone!"

"Great!" Yang Fu clapped his hands excitedly, turned his head and said to Jiang Jiong, "It seems that the Qiang people are really retreating! Do you want to send some people to chase them? At this time, the Qiang people are fleeing and have no intention of fighting. If they attack, Definitely win!"

"Pursuit?" Jiang Jiong was thoughtful.

Yang Fu nodded and said: "There are still a hundred or five war horses in the city, which can be used to chase and kill the Qiang dogs. Although they can't wipe out the invading Qiang dogs, they can teach the Qiang dogs some lessons!"

As he was talking, Yang Fu also became a little excited, waving his arms and said: "Come here from Zhongping, how can there be such a big victory!" The military exploits obtained by chasing and killing them are real achievements!

Jiang Jiong hesitated, frowned, and said, "Brother Yang, do you think the Qiang people have exhausted their strength?"

The smile on Yang Fu's face froze, then he turned his head to look at Jiang Jiong, rolled his eyes a few times, and said, "Brother Jiang's intention...the Qiang people might have an ambush?"

Jiang Jiong thought about it, pointed to the corpses of the Qiang people under the city, and said: "If the Qiang people have suffered a lot of damage, they will retreat like this... But Brother Yang, look at the city... The Qiang people's damage is only eleven, so let's retreat lightly... Somebody I thought there must be something strange..."

"What does Brother Jiang mean?" Yang Fu asked.

Jiang Jiong patted the battlements and said, "Wait a few more days and we'll know."

"This..." Yang Fu's eyes widened, "I'm afraid it's not right..."

"What's wrong?" Jiang Jiong said.

Yang Fu frowned, and said: "Winter is approaching, but all the combustibles in the city have been exhausted! Now we have to dismantle the doors and eaves to keep warm. Even if we don't send troops to chase after them, we still have to open the city gates to cut wood for warmth..."

Jiang Jiong pointed to the surrounding area with his hand, and said: "Brother Yang, look, the surrounding trees have been cut down by the Qiang people... If you want to cut the wood, you can only go ten miles away... If it is scattered, people will take it away. I'm not coming back! It's better to wait a few more days, anyway, I've survived the past few days, and it's not too bad for these few days!"

"This..." Yang Fu hesitated.

Jiang Jiong looked at Yang Fu and said, "Be careful, there is no big mistake! Brother Yang! After working so hard for so long, at the end, the Qiang people succeeded...Anyway, we can survive, but the Qiang people will definitely not be able to survive." live!"

Yang Fu looked at Jiang Jiong, pondered for a long time, and finally nodded...

Three days later.

The wind was howling and the clouds were thick.

The coldest time has finally arrived. The snow fell from the sky like powder, scattered on the city, and also on the corpses in the wild, as if it was going to cover up the blood.

Amidst the falling snow, there were indistinct figures shaking, and the defenders in Ji County frowned and watched from a distance, then their expressions changed immediately, and they rang the gong for alarm.

Following Jiang Jiong, Yang Fu hurriedly climbed up to the gate tower again. Looking at the densely packed Qiang people, he couldn't help but take a breath: "Brother Jiang is as expected! The Qiang people actually, unexpectedly..."

Jiang Jiong also let out a long breath. These days, the people in the city are depressed. If Jiang Jiong hadn't ordered the suppression, they might have rebelled and wanted to leave the city long ago, especially the big noble families who originally lived in the city. After that, he couldn't stand the surrounding people who stayed in the city anymore, and complained in front of Jiang Jiong and Yang Fu almost every day, almost pointing his nose and scolding.

But now, the Qiang people went and returned, which undoubtedly proved Jiang Jiong's correctness, and at the same time gave these big noble families in the city a resounding slap in the face...

However, if you want to come to these big noble families, you don't care much about your face, and most of them will praise how smart and wise Jiang Jiong is, and then treat all your previous complaints and slanders as if they never happened.

The people in Ji County were naturally a little surprised, but they weren't too scared, because anyone with a little military knowledge would know that even if the Qiang people came again, they wouldn't stay for long.

In the cold winter and snowy nights, in such a field, the temperature is so low that even peeing can form icicles as solid as iron!
These Qiang people, if they want to stay, they will stay. It must be a heavy snowfall, and there will be more icicles and ice sculptures outside the city...

Compared with the panic and chaos in Ji County, the Qiang people led by Quinoa Xiangli are another scene.

Quinoa stared intently at the Jixian County, where the gates were still closed and waiting for death, and couldn't help feeling sad from the heart. The tears that oozed from the corners of his eyes only flowed for a short section before being frozen on his face.

It's like quinoa to benefit the current state of mind, which has been completely frozen and has no temperature.

Quinoa Xiangli wanted to roar up to the sky, and also wanted to rush to the city of Ji County, and launched another siege regardless, even leading the charge until the moment he fell!
But in the end, Quinoa Xiang Lilian didn't have the energy to yell.Scolding will only make these Han people more happy, and it will also make themselves more miserable.

"Go back..." Quinoa Xiangli hoarse, suppressing a mouthful of sweet blood, "Let's... go home..."

The Qiang people looked desperately at the county seat of Jixian County, watched the quinoa go to profit in despair, turned their heads in despair, and returned the same way amidst the falling snow...

The Qiang people wanted to go back and return to their own people before the heavy snow finally came down. But this time, it was different from any previous time. What accompanied them back was not full of goods and people, but thick Despair as if it were real.

(End of this chapter)